A Love That Will Not Die

An Immigrant Family's Tale of Struggle and Survival in 19th Century St. Louis Four children from Germany step off the boat and arrive in St. Louis in 1849. Alone. How will they survive? With facts researched from family records, author Sandy Meyr weaves a tale of hardship and hope, survival and live into the fabric of the booming river town St. Louis was becoming in the mid-19th century. With each character speaking from his own voice, the author captures the fears and longings of immigrant children who must make hard choices in their new land.